The Charles County Sheriff's Office on Thursday arrested Marsellis Laron Ledwell for the murder of Torris Powell, Jr.

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Ledwell, 23, allegedly murdered Powell, 41, on Jan. 20. Both men are from Waldorf.

An investigation started on Jan. 21 when Prince George's County Police Department and Emergency Medical Services responded to a report of an injured person in Upper Marlboro. Police and EMS found Powell deceased in the passenger seat of a vehicle.

The Prince George's Police Department's initial investigation revealed Powell had been in a fight in Waldorf the evening of Jan. 20. The incident was ruled a homicide.

On Jan. 25, Ledwell turned himself in at the CCSO. He was charged with second-degree murder and first- and second-degree assault and is being held at the Charles County Detention Center without bond.